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Parliament investigates member after controversial remarks

The Lower House of Parliament’s Legal Committee is investigating Deputy Osamah al-Ajarmeh for remarks he made during a heated house session last Monday over a nationwide several-hour power blackout the Kingdom suffered on Friday.

House Speaker Abdulmunim Odat said Wednesday that a memorandum signed by lawmakers demanded an “investigation into Al-Ajarmeh’s remarks against the house and his fellow lawmakers”, adding that the issue is now in the hands of the legal committee which will investigate the matter and report to the house speakership accordingly.

Odat stressed that the house has endeavored, since the start of its first regular session, to build a ground of mutual respect between its members and to guarantee the freedom to express all opinions, regardless of their differences, within the limits of the chamber’s bylaw, rejecting any insult or abuse of the house’s prestige or harm to the dignity of any fellow member.

Source: Jordan News Agency

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PM welcomes delegation from France’s national assembly

Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Wednesday received a delegation from France’s National Assembly’s Committee on National Defence and Armed Forces, currently on a regional tour.

The prime minister discussed with the delegation, led by President of the National Defense and Armed Forces Committee Françoise Dumas, ways of cementing Jordanian-French relations to serve the interests of both nations.

Khasawneh stressed Jordanian-French ties and said the Kingdom appreciates French assistance as well as investment in major projects.

Speaking on the region, the premier said it will not enjoy security and stability unless a just solution to the Palestinian issue is found, noting that most of the problems and challenges facing the region are rooted in the failure to find a just and lasting solution to this issue.

The head of the delegation affirmed that this tour to the region aims to enhance security and stability efforts and find solutions to the challenges facing the region and its peoples.

She underlined relations between Jordan and France and the need to strengthen them in all fields.

Source: Jordan News Agency